Job Overview
Executive Director – Sovereign Payment Layer Modernisation & Tokenised Interbank Infrastructure
Location: Kuwait City, State of Kuwait
Sector: Fintech | Payment Systems | Tokenised Interbank Rails | Sovereign Finance | Monetary Systems
Seniority: Executive Director / Lead Architect
Mode: On-Site with Regional Delegation Engagement
🔍 Overview
As Kuwait accelerates its state-backed transition from legacy monetary systems to programmable sovereign money, this highly strategic executive-level role centers on overhauling the national interbank infrastructure into a tokenised, real-time, and cross-border-clearing architecture. This is a foundational role for anyone ready to rewire monetary infrastructure at the sovereign core.
💼 Responsibilities
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Tokenised Real-Time Gross Settlement (tRTGS): Architect the next-generation of Kuwait’s RTGS system using tokenised central bank money (t-CBM) supported by DLT and fully programmable APIs.
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Smart Interbank Reconciliation: Design an AI-layered reconciliation and liquidity buffer module across commercial banks using distributed consensus protocols and cryptographic settlement validation.
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Digital Dinar Experimentation: Collaborate with the Central Bank of Kuwait on prototypes for a regulated, non-retail digital dinar used for interbank and high-value cross-border settlement.
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Cross-GCC Payment Layer Integration: Build interoperability bridges between Kuwait’s sovereign payment rails and the GCC-IPS (Instant Payment System), integrating smart compliance, AML automation, and dual-layer settlement triggers.
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Post-SWIFT Messaging Infrastructure: Replace legacy ISO 15022/20022 messaging rails with digital payment metadata layers using ledger-verified messages and asset provenance encoding.
🧬 Candidate Profile
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12+ years in national payment systems, central bank collaboration, or sovereign fintech infrastructure.
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Experience with DLT frameworks (e.g., Hyperledger Besu, R3 Corda, or Cosmos SDK), ISO 20022 messaging protocols, and regulatory-cleared smart payment rails.
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Deep understanding of monetary policy, interbank liquidity risk, and cross-border financial law.
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Bilingual fluency in Arabic and English is required.
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M.Sc. or Ph.D. in Monetary Economics, Financial Infrastructure Engineering, or Blockchain Regulation is preferred.
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